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Showing 11011110 of 40090 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 9-4-2014 n° 13-10.725

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 722-13

For the expenses mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of Article 722-11 relating to series or collections of audiovisual works, direct allocations are granted for 25% of the total duration of these series a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-13

A record of the hearing of the person concerned shall be drawn up by the member of the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique designated pursuant to IV of article 4 of l…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Change of matrimonial property regime by application of a foreign law

Article 1303-3

Where the marriage record is kept by a French authority, the change of matrimonial property regime obtained in application of the foreign law governing the effects of the union is mentioned in the mar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to practise the profession who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R4393-13

The dental assistants' commission for the region designated by order of the Minister for Health comprises : 1° The Regional Director for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion or his representative, as Chai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contraceptives other than medicines and condoms.

Article R5134-13

Advertising to the public for a product or object defined in article R. 5134-11 may not include any element which : 1° Suggest that the effect of the product or object is guaranteed or that it has no…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-13

The publication of the extract or notice made pursuant to the preceding article must, on pain of nullity, be preceded either by the registration of the deed containing the transfer, unless it is an au…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-13

The sentence enforcement judge may withdraw the decision for home detention under electronic monitoring either in the event of non-compliance with the prohibitions or obligations provided for in artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline.

Article L811-13

A judicial administrator who is the subject of criminal or disciplinary proceedings may be provisionally suspended from performing his duties by the judicial court of the place where he is established…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-13

The name of the cooperative must not include the name of any town, district, street or, in general, any proper name of a geographical nature.It must be followed by the words: "société civile coopérati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prevention and occupational health services common to undertakings constituting an economic and social unit.

Article D4622-13

Except in cases where it is administered jointly in application of the agreement concluded by the employer, the occupational health and prevention service is placed under the supervision of the joint…

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